On February 18, 2026, Peru's Congress voted to impeach interim President José Jerí, just four months into his term, amid serious corruption allegations. This decision, characterized as an 'express impeachment', saw 75 lawmakers in favor and 24 against, taking less than four hours without Jerí being called to testify. Lawmakers accused Jerí of failing to disclose private meetings with Chinese businessman Zhihua Yang, who is under scrutiny for his business dealings with the Peruvian government. This marks Jerí as the third consecutive president to be removed and the seventh since 2016, underscoring the ongoing political instability in the country (BBC World, The Guardian).